Timdelta
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Someone was asking the other day about blackout vs plain aluminum.
I have the blackout package and I was putting gas in boat today. I noticed when I had my hand on black Bimini railing it was warm but not uncomfortable at all. This section was facing due south and zero clouds in sky at 2:30pm, so it was getting all the sun. I then found a piece of plain aluminum in same conditions and it was crazy hot, so hot I couldn’t keep a hand on it. I was shocked to experience this, I’m guessing that the black radiates the heat back and the silver aluminum just retains it. I would’ve lost a bet on that one. I may stop by dealer and grab a piece of Bimini scrap in black and a scrap in plain and do a real test.
I have the blackout package and I was putting gas in boat today. I noticed when I had my hand on black Bimini railing it was warm but not uncomfortable at all. This section was facing due south and zero clouds in sky at 2:30pm, so it was getting all the sun. I then found a piece of plain aluminum in same conditions and it was crazy hot, so hot I couldn’t keep a hand on it. I was shocked to experience this, I’m guessing that the black radiates the heat back and the silver aluminum just retains it. I would’ve lost a bet on that one. I may stop by dealer and grab a piece of Bimini scrap in black and a scrap in plain and do a real test.